The New International Encyclopædia/Brandstetter, Hans

BRANDSTETTER, bränt'stĕt-tẽr, (1854&mdash; ). An Austrian sculptor. He was born at Hitzendorf, near Gratz, and was a pupil of Hellmer, at the Academy of Arts, Vienna. His first works, &ldquo;The Flight of Lot from Sodom,&rdquo; &ldquo;The Flute-Player,&rdquo; and &ldquo;Plato,&rdquo; were honored with the prize given by the Academy. Among his later productions the following are especially noteworthy: &ldquo;The Forest Lily,&rdquo; a bronze statue (City Park, Gratz), &ldquo;Prometheus,&rdquo; and &ldquo;The Return of the Prodigal.&rdquo;